flag-waving
Example Sentences
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The Fourth of July holiday is one of the 12 recognized federal holidays in the U.S., and has become one filled with parades, fireworks, concerts and other American flag-waving events.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
But lose either of those games and the flag-waving will be over real fast.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Trump stepped on to a red carpet at the Great Hall of the People to hundreds of flag-waving children and a military band belting out the Star-Spangled Banner.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
It was very different from the flag-waving, shouting bellicosity of his younger days.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
